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. >> pakistan is about to pass france as the fifth greatest nuclear power in the world and they're on a hair trigger. there's no hot line between india and pakistan, only last week, diplomats from both countries meeting out at stanford university trying to talk about establishing a hotline. so unlike the cold war, there is no communication, they could have an accident. india has said in the past they were restrained a few years ago when it was proved that pakistan was behind the attacks, they were restrained by the rest of the world, they did not retaliate, this time most likely they would. i was talk to a prominent indian diplomat saying he could not persuade his country to refrain. just tonight, the head of pakistani intelligence is meeting with the active head of the cia here in the u.s. that was previously set up because of growing tension between the two countries, between us and pakistan, but this will be the number one topic now. >> a lot of pieces in play, a serious situation, glad to have you here, andrea mitchell, as always. >>> how those squiggly shaped light bulbs are beco
. >> pakistan is about to pass france as the fifth greatest nuclear power in the world and they're on a hair trigger. there's no hot line between india and pakistan, only last week, diplomats from both countries meeting out at stanford university trying to talk about establishing a hotline. so unlike the cold war, there is no communication, they could have an accident. india has said in the past they were restrained a few years ago when it was proved that pakistan was behind the attacks,...
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the truth is that pakistan is inside deeply conflicted. the pakistani army and intelligence service have a view of that part of the world that we just don't agree with. they believe that somehow a stable government in afghanistan without the taliban is not in pakistan's interest. we believe that is in our interest. we don't understand their obsession with india. the bottom line is pakistan is so obsessed with india gaining something either in afghanistan or in kashmir or in that part of the region they do things we cannot comprehend or understand. >> when it comes to the military action over the weekend, i mean, foreign policy, much larger topic and an article of associated press today on what they call the quote compare bring scant foreign policy experience of the potential 2012 field for republicans to be elected president. is that experience a really powerful tool and how effectively can it be used on the campaign trail especially if the economy stays the way it is? >> i'm in the foreign policy business so i would like to think that the
the truth is that pakistan is inside deeply conflicted. the pakistani army and intelligence service have a view of that part of the world that we just don't agree with. they believe that somehow a stable government in afghanistan without the taliban is not in pakistan's interest. we believe that is in our interest. we don't understand their obsession with india. the bottom line is pakistan is so obsessed with india gaining something either in afghanistan or in kashmir or in that part of the...
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stephanie gosk is live for news islamabad, pakistan. good morning to you. this is not going to do anything to end suspicions people in pakistan may have really known bin laden's whereabouts all along. >> reporter: no, it really isn't. she is saying, wife, reportedly that bin laden for the last seven years, first two of those years, in a town even closer to the capital here in islamabad. south of where the compound was, where bin laden was killed, where that raid took place. so it is going to -- definitely going to raise those issues even further. wondering how it is he could be so close to the capital, so close to the military installations here and never be dete detected. we are hearing two different versions of what bin laden's role was for al qaeda in that compound. the u.s. officials are telling nbc that he was actually heavily engaged in al qaeda's operations. one official says he woke up and seems every morning trying to hatch new plans of how to attack the united states. reportedly here pakistani intelligence is saying that that's not the case at all
stephanie gosk is live for news islamabad, pakistan. good morning to you. this is not going to do anything to end suspicions people in pakistan may have really known bin laden's whereabouts all along. >> reporter: no, it really isn't. she is saying, wife, reportedly that bin laden for the last seven years, first two of those years, in a town even closer to the capital here in islamabad. south of where the compound was, where bin laden was killed, where that raid took place. so it is going...
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aid and military reimbursements to pakistan. that's according to the congressional research service which says the amount makes pakistan one of the largest recipients of u.s. assistance. >>> for the real news let's huddle up around the water cooler to watch a fake announcement from fake president george w. bush that paralleled president obama's announcement to the world that osama bin laden is dead. ladies and gentlemen, i give you mr. will ferrell. >> good evening. tonight as of 1400 hours military time i can report to america the world and the folks here at the sizzler steakhouse on canyon ranch road right outside of my gate-guarded community in dallas, texas, where i also frequently eat lunch, that i have personally overseen a strategic and covert operation that killed the gopher who's been tearing up my backyard. a reliable source, my gardner, identified a head gopher who i named ardilla. we found out he was hiding deep inside a hole just 100 yards north of the jacuzzi hot tub area. today at my direction, my gardner/guy who
aid and military reimbursements to pakistan. that's according to the congressional research service which says the amount makes pakistan one of the largest recipients of u.s. assistance. >>> for the real news let's huddle up around the water cooler to watch a fake announcement from fake president george w. bush that paralleled president obama's announcement to the world that osama bin laden is dead. ladies and gentlemen, i give you mr. will ferrell. >> good evening. tonight as of...
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aid than pakistan only to see the street in pakistan so anti-united states. look, when you're running a government like the president is and like we're trying to do in congress, you're always walking a line. you can't let pakistani foreign policy be our foreign policy. but on the same token, you can't ignore them either. i do believe, though, it's time for us to end our entanglement in afghanistan because our real challenge is actually next door in pakistan. there's no doubt that they are an important part of the puzzle of solving that region of the world, maybe the most dangerous, but it is really hard for me to say to my constituents that we've gotten value with all of the aid that we've provided for pakistan. >> congressman anthony wiener, thank you so much for joining us today. >>> and up next, a great jobs report to top off the president's very good week. >>> and house republicans retreat on medicare. politico up next right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> time for the "your business entrepreneur of the week." derek lawson and partner michael horow
aid than pakistan only to see the street in pakistan so anti-united states. look, when you're running a government like the president is and like we're trying to do in congress, you're always walking a line. you can't let pakistani foreign policy be our foreign policy. but on the same token, you can't ignore them either. i do believe, though, it's time for us to end our entanglement in afghanistan because our real challenge is actually next door in pakistan. there's no doubt that they are an...
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the fbi has arrested a man accused of being an agent for pakistan's state intelligence service who allegedly funneled roughly $2 million in contributions to u.s. political candidates and organizations without disclosing his connections to the pakistani government. the fbi says the man's goal was to tilt u.s. policy against indian control in kashmir. >>> a mother and her three young daughters died when their vehicle drove into a washed out section of a wyoming highway and was swept away by a raging creek. only the father managed to escape. >>> in california witnesses say a hiker was swept over a waterfall at yosemite national park. a search and rescue operation was suspended overnight and will resume in the morning. >>> this morning in shanghai eight-time all-star 7'6" center yao ming announced his retirement from the nba at age 30 due to a series of foot and leg injuries. nba commissioner david stern called the chinese star "a testament to the globalization of our game." >>> for the second time in a week sicily's mount etna has has spewed lava and molten rock closing down the island's main a
the fbi has arrested a man accused of being an agent for pakistan's state intelligence service who allegedly funneled roughly $2 million in contributions to u.s. political candidates and organizations without disclosing his connections to the pakistani government. the fbi says the man's goal was to tilt u.s. policy against indian control in kashmir. >>> a mother and her three young daughters died when their vehicle drove into a washed out section of a wyoming highway and was swept away...
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and pakistan and already things are teetering on the verge of collapse. >> we've heard that the pakistan head of intelligence is heading to washington. we don't know who he's meeting with, but why do you think he's here? >> right, the head of the isi. we're in a situation where the relationship between the united states and pakistan, as troubled as it, has to be salvaged. the pakistanis need the united stat, if for no other reason, they really need the $2 billion in aid that we send them just this year alone, and the united states desperately needs pakistan. it's an incredible strategic importance. it's the primary military route for aid into afghanistan, so i think what's happening now is that calmer heads are starting to prevail, and i think if these one-on-one talks with the head of the cia and the head of the isi and perhaps with secretary clinton, you're going to see an opportunity to salvage this very important but very tense and troubled relationship. >> indeed. thanks so much for your insight. >>> next, the murdoch hacking scandal moves to the halls of capitol hill. stay with us.
and pakistan and already things are teetering on the verge of collapse. >> we've heard that the pakistan head of intelligence is heading to washington. we don't know who he's meeting with, but why do you think he's here? >> right, the head of the isi. we're in a situation where the relationship between the united states and pakistan, as troubled as it, has to be salvaged. the pakistanis need the united stat, if for no other reason, they really need the $2 billion in aid that we send...
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>> pakistan is an exceptionally corrupt country. i understand that people there have grown to be very suspicious of anything that the government says. in fact, i'm very suspicious what the pakistani government says. >> right. >> we need to try to reach out to the pakistani public. there's a vast gulf of misunderstanding between ordinary pakistanis and the united states. there are ordinary pakistanis who are somehow convinced that the united states poses more of a threat to them than osama bin laden, than any other threat, the pakistani taliban. it's just wrong. this is not just a u.s. perspective, the threat to pakistan is from the pakistani taliban, is from al qaeda, it's from islamic militants trying to overthrow the government. you have secular pakistani politicians trying to make peace with them or a truce with them. that's not how this works. we need to somehow communicate this to the pakistanis. we tried a variety of different methods. we offered them money and f-16 fighter jets. none of these messages seem to be getting throu
>> pakistan is an exceptionally corrupt country. i understand that people there have grown to be very suspicious of anything that the government says. in fact, i'm very suspicious what the pakistani government says. >> right. >> we need to try to reach out to the pakistani public. there's a vast gulf of misunderstanding between ordinary pakistanis and the united states. there are ordinary pakistanis who are somehow convinced that the united states poses more of a threat to...
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that was nbc's ann curry talking with an official in pakistan. now stephanie gosk live in abbottabad, pakistan. it is about 7:15 local time in the evening. there are new details today you know about in terms of what bin laden's daughter's telling officials in pakistan. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, richard, what we are getting today are two conflicts versions of what happened in this house behind me. we are hearing more from the pakistanis with the survivors of this house and talking to them and learning some things according to a pakistani intelligence official who spoke to us and said that bin laden's daughter has been talking. she said she saw her father killed and that the navy s.e.a.l.s detained him first, held him for a few minutes and then killed him. it's an account that the cia tells nbc news is just flat-out wrong. richard? >> now, another issue here, stephanie, is the people and how they're reacting to the decision not to release bin laden's death photos. what are you seeing and hearing? >> reporter: well, one of
that was nbc's ann curry talking with an official in pakistan. now stephanie gosk live in abbottabad, pakistan. it is about 7:15 local time in the evening. there are new details today you know about in terms of what bin laden's daughter's telling officials in pakistan. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, richard, what we are getting today are two conflicts versions of what happened in this house behind me. we are hearing more from the pakistanis with the survivors of this...
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>> nbc's stephanie gosk in abbottabad, pakistan. thank you. >>> coming up, the president and what an incredible week it's been. ♪ there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. tidy cats premium line of litters now works harder to help neutralize odors in multiple-cat homes. and our improved formula also helps eliminate dust. so it's easier than ever to keep your house smelling just the way you want it. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. [ woman speaking chinese ] thank you. do you have an english menu? no english. [ speaking chinese ] [ gasps, speaks chinese ] do you guys like dumplings? i love dumplings. working with a partner you can trust is always a good decision. massmutual -- let our financial professionals help you reach your goals. >>> although the body of osama bin laden now lies at the bottom of the ocean, al qaeda has vowed to continue its attacks on the west. the terror organization has announced that bin laden's death will be a curse that chases the americans and their agents. ou
>> nbc's stephanie gosk in abbottabad, pakistan. thank you. >>> coming up, the president and what an incredible week it's been. ♪ there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. tidy cats premium line of litters now works harder to help neutralize odors in multiple-cat homes. and our improved formula also helps eliminate dust. so it's easier than ever to keep your house smelling just the way you want it. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. [...
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we wanted to let you know as well, ann curry has now tonight arrived in pakistan. her reporting will begin airing tomorrow morning on "today." >>> back here at home tonight, flooding in the midwest is at such crisis levels, it's led to some extreme measures. as we told you last night, government engineers are actually blowing up levees to direct water away from inundated areas and some areas of population, but that's causing more problems downstream, and there are big fears for places like memphis in the days ahead. nbc's ron mott is there for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. officials in arkansas today discovered the body of a man in floodwaters there. in memphis, the mississippi is expected to crest next wednesday. about 14 feet above flood stage, and while that may not set a record, it will be the highest water level here in nearly 75 years. the mississippi is earning her mighty nickname this spring. prompting the army corps of engineers to blow up levees to minimize flooding. >> i never dreamed it would actually help us. >> rep
we wanted to let you know as well, ann curry has now tonight arrived in pakistan. her reporting will begin airing tomorrow morning on "today." >>> back here at home tonight, flooding in the midwest is at such crisis levels, it's led to some extreme measures. as we told you last night, government engineers are actually blowing up levees to direct water away from inundated areas and some areas of population, but that's causing more problems downstream, and there are big fears...
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and pakistan. stephanie gosk is live for us in islamabad, pakistan. good saturday morning to you, stephanie. what are we learn being this? >> reporter: good morning. this is coming from bin laden's youngest wife. she is his favorite wife. she is from yemen. she is telling pakistani officials bin laden has been in pakistan the last seven years. for two of those years spent in a town that's even closer to the capital. south of abbottabad where we were, the compound raided by navy s.e.a.l.s. halfway from that town to islamabad. it will raise even more questions about how the military and the government here didn't know that bin laden was living in their midst. >> okay. i know it is very strained right now but in terms of -- with -- regard to what bin laden was up to at his compound, what do we know? he had no phone. no internet service. how are we getting this information? >> well, u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news that they recovered just a treasure-trove of intelligence from the house. including hard drives and computers and as well as written
and pakistan. stephanie gosk is live for us in islamabad, pakistan. good saturday morning to you, stephanie. what are we learn being this? >> reporter: good morning. this is coming from bin laden's youngest wife. she is his favorite wife. she is from yemen. she is telling pakistani officials bin laden has been in pakistan the last seven years. for two of those years spent in a town that's even closer to the capital. south of abbottabad where we were, the compound raided by navy s.e.a.l.s....
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quote, we call upon the muslim people in pakistan to rise up and erase this shame, rise up and clean up their country from the scourge of the americans. nbc's stephanie gosk is in abbott ab abbottabad. stephanie, are pakistanis heeding that call? >> reporter: they're just digesting this news that confirm osama bin laden was killed by navy s.e.a.l.s. we've been talking about all week here in abbottabad. not only do they not believe that navy s.e.a.l.s killed osama bin laden sunday night, they also don't believe that bin laden was ever here. so it will be interesting to see whether they take what is kind of a rallying cry from al qaeda in this statement, whether they take that to heart. we did, however, see protests around the country today. here in abbottabad, there were 400 or 500. similar protests in other cities around the country. they were all making similar points. it was organized by a radical islamic group, and they were saying that their sovereignty was violated by the united states and that they believe their civilian government, president zardari, is really just a puppet of
quote, we call upon the muslim people in pakistan to rise up and erase this shame, rise up and clean up their country from the scourge of the americans. nbc's stephanie gosk is in abbott ab abbottabad. stephanie, are pakistanis heeding that call? >> reporter: they're just digesting this news that confirm osama bin laden was killed by navy s.e.a.l.s. we've been talking about all week here in abbottabad. not only do they not believe that navy s.e.a.l.s killed osama bin laden sunday night,...
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jacqueline kennedy captivated the world with her goodwill tour to india and pakistan in 1962. over time, first ladies' overseas trips began to take on more weight and meaning, and criticism. mrs. obama raised eyebrows last summer, for a lavish private vacation to spain, amid negative economic news. this week will draw a different kind of attention. now at this point, mrs. obama is not scheduled to meet with nelson mandela. that could change. he is 92 and in frail health. she is definitely scheduled to meet with his wife. >> kristen welker traveling with the first lady on this trip. >>> and when we come back from a break tonight, seemingly out of nowhere, in just a few years time really, tonight the dangers posed to children by food allergies in this country. what we have learned now. >>> and so much more than just a side man, tonight the sound the big man left us all. sound the big man left us off. . . a. l. l. . . a. ll. ♪ geico, saving people money on more than just car insurance. on every surface in your mouth. but did you know those same germs can build up and form a res
jacqueline kennedy captivated the world with her goodwill tour to india and pakistan in 1962. over time, first ladies' overseas trips began to take on more weight and meaning, and criticism. mrs. obama raised eyebrows last summer, for a lavish private vacation to spain, amid negative economic news. this week will draw a different kind of attention. now at this point, mrs. obama is not scheduled to meet with nelson mandela. that could change. he is 92 and in frail health. she is definitely...
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stephanie gosk, who again, has made her way to that compound in pakistan. stephanie, thanks for your reporting from there. we'll look for more of it. >>> and we want to go back as well to our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, who's learning tonight that bin laden's death is raising some hopes in the arab world for perhaps improved relations. and richard, this is an interesting bit of reporting. >> reporter: it certainly is. and hopeful, one would think. osama bin laden's presence, his figure has dominated the way so many americans think about the middle east for the past decade. the people in this region know that. they don't like it. and now they're happy he's gone. osama bin laden died hated by most muslims he claimed he was defending with terrorism. >> i said to mr. obama, thank you. thank you so much. >> reporter: in cairo today there's hope the u.s. military will stop occupying muslim countries now that bin laden is dead. >> part of me was relieved. i don't know why i was relieved, but maybe i thought that that would soon lead to the end of t
stephanie gosk, who again, has made her way to that compound in pakistan. stephanie, thanks for your reporting from there. we'll look for more of it. >>> and we want to go back as well to our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, who's learning tonight that bin laden's death is raising some hopes in the arab world for perhaps improved relations. and richard, this is an interesting bit of reporting. >> reporter: it certainly is. and hopeful, one would think. osama bin...
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davis was doing in pakistan. referring to his role as a security officer, says, quote, they do not conduct foreign intelligence collection or covert operations. however, a "new york times" article today says that mr. davis carried out scouting and other reconnaissance missions. so just what was mr. davis' role, as you understand it there, in lahore? >> i don't know mr. davis' specific role but as described the individuals who contracted out to provide security in high threat posts like pakistan are basically limited to physical security. they don't do intelligence collection. they don't do operations. their principal job is to provide protection for personnel who are traveling throughout the area. the most that they will do in terms of scouting is look at routes and do reroute design and make sure there's nobody in the way that could do any harm. they perform the jobs of bodyguards. >> most americans may not understand the distinction between a cia officer or hired hand that's employed by the cia. explain to us t
davis was doing in pakistan. referring to his role as a security officer, says, quote, they do not conduct foreign intelligence collection or covert operations. however, a "new york times" article today says that mr. davis carried out scouting and other reconnaissance missions. so just what was mr. davis' role, as you understand it there, in lahore? >> i don't know mr. davis' specific role but as described the individuals who contracted out to provide security in high threat...
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>> nbc's stephanie gosk in pakistan for us. stephanie, thank you. >>> new details emerging on the american woman detained in iran and accused of espionage. sarah shourd was released in september after spending more than a year in an iranian prison. she says she will not return to iran for the trial next week because she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. she was arrested in 2009 along with her fiance and friend after hiking in iraq near the iran border. the two men arrested with her have now been in custody for 21 months. i'm joined by norah showered, sarah's mother. i want to find out the reaction that iranian authorities have had to share raf's arah's decis go back. >> thank you, thomas. that's been interesting question. so far we haven't seen anything in the media about their reaction to her decision. usually that's where we get our information. you know, we don't really have any direct contact with the iranian officials. >> norah, i think a lot of people would be sitting at home right now scratching their heads th
>> nbc's stephanie gosk in pakistan for us. stephanie, thank you. >>> new details emerging on the american woman detained in iran and accused of espionage. sarah shourd was released in september after spending more than a year in an iranian prison. she says she will not return to iran for the trial next week because she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. she was arrested in 2009 along with her fiance and friend after hiking in iraq near the iran border. the two men...
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special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan. a former undersecretary of state for political affairs and former ambassador to turkey. >>> a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit mexico near the california border today. it could be felt in southern california and southwest arizona. there's no reports of injuries or damage. >>> so things are looking up for american airlines, as they announce that they are recalling 200 more flight attendants and hiring 30 new mandarin speaking attendants to staff flights to and from shanghai. this news comes weeks after the airline announced they were reinstating 368 furloughed employees because of an increase in international flying. >>> question for you, is education quality the civil rights issue of our time? it's very emotional. reverend al sharpton joins us next. [ male announcer ] achievement: embraces mondays. ♪ achievement: loves working capital. ♪ achievement: puts receivables to work. ♪ achievement: expects a lot of itself. cfo: cash flow options, helping business achievers better manage the
special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan. a former undersecretary of state for political affairs and former ambassador to turkey. >>> a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit mexico near the california border today. it could be felt in southern california and southwest arizona. there's no reports of injuries or damage. >>> so things are looking up for american airlines, as they announce that they are recalling 200 more flight attendants and hiring 30 new mandarin speaking attendants to...
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this morning it, an american man remains in custody in pakistan on charges he overstayed his visa. the u.s. embassy identified him as erin mark de haven. he is thought to have been working for a private security company. relations between the u.s. and pakistan have been trained recently over the arrest last month of a cia contractor who shot two men dead in lahore. >>> in russia, militantsents attacked law enforcement buildings. they also fired on two police checkpoints. the russian government has been fighting an islamic insurgency in the region. >>> in poland, a rescue operation under way to find two moose trapped on a frozen last week. they were pulled to safety but they were too weak to stand. they were fed hay in hopes they would get enough energy to stand up. yesterday they were taken to an animal shelter where a vetnai veterinarian will help them recover. >>> there are new details about a student in texas accused of planning terrorist attacks across the u.s. prosecutors say khalid al dese ri had been planning to blow up high profile targets in the u.s. for years including th
this morning it, an american man remains in custody in pakistan on charges he overstayed his visa. the u.s. embassy identified him as erin mark de haven. he is thought to have been working for a private security company. relations between the u.s. and pakistan have been trained recently over the arrest last month of a cia contractor who shot two men dead in lahore. >>> in russia, militantsents attacked law enforcement buildings. they also fired on two police checkpoints. the russian...
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his friends and family say he's done humanitarian work in pakistan and gaza and the nations of africa. it's only his work in cuba that got him jailed. he's there to help a small community get on to the web. he was arrested for col vert activities, not helping the jews there. >> it's ludicrous to think he could have taken a small community like the jewish community and fermented anything against the government. >> reporter: others say while there are warming relations between the u.s. and cuba, change as was hoped for hasn't happened, yet. >> explain the reality, you know? >> reporter: while there are weekly protests here for this cause, folk who is were here regularly say the crowd is larger now. one protester put it, not large enough. in northwest, derrick ward, news 4. >>> there's a search under way. it continues tonight for a blind man in our area who has been missing. mitchell smith was last seen two weeks ago getting on an amtrak train heading for birmingham, alabama. he got off the train in north carolina and he hasn't been seen since. jackie bensen spoke to the man's family and
his friends and family say he's done humanitarian work in pakistan and gaza and the nations of africa. it's only his work in cuba that got him jailed. he's there to help a small community get on to the web. he was arrested for col vert activities, not helping the jews there. >> it's ludicrous to think he could have taken a small community like the jewish community and fermented anything against the government. >> reporter: others say while there are warming relations between the...
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>> stephanie gosk outside the compound in abbottabad, pakistan, this morning. thank you. >>> back here, the slow-motion disaster unfolding in the deep south. thousands are being forced to seek higher ground. flooding along the mississippi river is threatening records that have stood for nearly 75 years. photos show the big money, the ohio, and their tributaries pouring over their banks in five states. nbc's ron mott is in memphis, tennessee, today, where the water has reached the downtown area. ron, tell us what you're seeing there. >> hey, there, savannah. good morning. take a look at the headline of the "memphis commercial appeal." field of streams. a beautiful photo of all this water flowing through and above and beyond the mississippi river's bans. pretty pictures here but messy pictures on the ground. beale street, which dumps out on riverside drive about two blocks back, has taken on water because the storm drans are full. they dump into the river. the river this morning at about 45 feet. they're expecting it to get close to a record next wednesday. the r
>> stephanie gosk outside the compound in abbottabad, pakistan, this morning. thank you. >>> back here, the slow-motion disaster unfolding in the deep south. thousands are being forced to seek higher ground. flooding along the mississippi river is threatening records that have stood for nearly 75 years. photos show the big money, the ohio, and their tributaries pouring over their banks in five states. nbc's ron mott is in memphis, tennessee, today, where the water has reached the...
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he's been the hero of the movement to educate girls in afghanistan and pakistan. soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to greg mortensen's charity. joint chiefs chairman mike mullen travelled with mortensen and retails his dramatic story of a failed attempt to climb the world's second highest mountain and his pledge to his rescuers. >> during his recovery, he looked for a way to repay them and found what they needed most was a school. >> it is a story he told again two years ago to natalie morales on "today." >> i spent 78 days there, didn't make it to the top and i stumbled into a little village, i saw 78 children sitting in the dirt, doing their lessons with sticks in the sand. i made a promise to build a school. >> but as 60 minutes reported on sunday, he did not hear of that village until a second visit, a year after the climb. he was not kidnapped by the taliban. he did build schools, but critic say not nearly as many as he claimed. an author donated $75,000 to mortensen's char
he's been the hero of the movement to educate girls in afghanistan and pakistan. soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to greg mortensen's charity. joint chiefs chairman mike mullen travelled with mortensen and retails his dramatic story of a failed attempt to climb the world's second highest mountain and his pledge to his rescuers. >> during his recovery, he looked for a way to repay them and found what...
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i was with president clinton in pakistan and islamabad, broadcasting live tr-from-there. >> will you to be reminded of that? >> reporter: yeah. everything was shaking there. no one was saying, get out, get out. no safety concern. he, our technical managers cleared everyone out. i was here, computer logged in. finding my notes from the broadcast and everything just started rattling and rolling and it sounded as the mayor -- the mayor there just said to you, like a freight train. we didn't know what was happening until smarter people told me exactly what was lapping. me not being a californian. i was struck by her spunk and spirit, getting back to cleaning. we are so unaffected here in washington, but in has been some damage. damage to historic buildings. most notably, the national cathedral, a heartbreaking situation for all who love it. it's about an hour from here. luke russert grew up on that campus, went to school there at st. albins and really stares damage to the pinnacles and spires. those stone masons worked more than 100 years to complete. so that is a sad moment, but no real
i was with president clinton in pakistan and islamabad, broadcasting live tr-from-there. >> will you to be reminded of that? >> reporter: yeah. everything was shaking there. no one was saying, get out, get out. no safety concern. he, our technical managers cleared everyone out. i was here, computer logged in. finding my notes from the broadcast and everything just started rattling and rolling and it sounded as the mayor -- the mayor there just said to you, like a freight train. we...
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we could not have been as successful as we have been without the cooperation of the pakistan government, and so on a whole range of issues they've been an effective partner with us. what is also true is that our goal of being able to transition out of afghanistan and leave a stable government behind, one that is independent, one that is respectful of human rights, one that is democratic, that pakistan, i think, has been more ambivalent about some of our goals there and, you know, i think that they have hedged their bets in terms of what afghanistan would look like and part of hedging their bets is having interactions with some of the unsavory characters who they think might end up gaining power in afghanistan after coalition forces have left. what we've tried to persuade pakistan of is it is in their interest to have a stable afghanistan, that they should not be feeling threatened by a stable, independent afghanistan. we've tried to get conversations between afghans and pakistans going more effectively than they have been in the past, but we've still got more work to do and there is no
we could not have been as successful as we have been without the cooperation of the pakistan government, and so on a whole range of issues they've been an effective partner with us. what is also true is that our goal of being able to transition out of afghanistan and leave a stable government behind, one that is independent, one that is respectful of human rights, one that is democratic, that pakistan, i think, has been more ambivalent about some of our goals there and, you know, i think that...
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pakistan demands the u.s. cuts addictively in the country as relations soured by drone attacks and civilian deaths can't their lowest level since nine eleven. is a day on the russian capital you're watching r t was nearing a joshua welcome to the program the world's emerging economic giants are pushing for a bigger cloud and global financial architecture and policy the leaders of russia brazil india china and south africa or the so-called brics have been flexing their muscles in issues ranging from a response to canonical balances and the crisis in libya well it's now cross slide over spawn of chess or cilia who is in a chinese resort to find out for us we're gathering is taking place already. it seems like that we are seeing the emergence of a new force in global affairs so what exactly are the five powers pushing for. well in a nutshell these are five countries really just one great influence in two major meet us first economically they really want to see a reform in the financial model that exists right now
pakistan demands the u.s. cuts addictively in the country as relations soured by drone attacks and civilian deaths can't their lowest level since nine eleven. is a day on the russian capital you're watching r t was nearing a joshua welcome to the program the world's emerging economic giants are pushing for a bigger cloud and global financial architecture and policy the leaders of russia brazil india china and south africa or the so-called brics have been flexing their muscles in issues ranging...
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blast that left at least 20 people dead in pakistan, after a car bomb exploded near a gas station. a taliban spokesman said the target was an office of the interservices intelligence agency. that agency plays a major role in the fight against islamist militants. the taliban claimed the attack was revenge for the shooting of a militant commander last year. >>> in libya tonight, there is a massive offensive against rebels in the city that's closest to tripoli. one of currently moammar gadhafi's sons is thought to be leading the assault. but as stephanie gosk reports, the opposition isn't backing down. in fact, they offered gadhafi a deal. >> reporter: the interim government here in benghazi has given moammar gadhafi 72 hours to step down. if he does, they say they will not pursue or investigate him for human rights abuses. but the gadhafi government has said they have never approached the interim government to negotiate and that he has absolutely no intention of stepping down. meanwhile, the violence in his country continues. air strikes here in the eastern part of libya, where there
blast that left at least 20 people dead in pakistan, after a car bomb exploded near a gas station. a taliban spokesman said the target was an office of the interservices intelligence agency. that agency plays a major role in the fight against islamist militants. the taliban claimed the attack was revenge for the shooting of a militant commander last year. >>> in libya tonight, there is a massive offensive against rebels in the city that's closest to tripoli. one of currently moammar...
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what pakistan chooses to do and what happens in pakistan in fact can have more to do with determining the course of events in afghanistan than almost any other single thing. if out of this osama bin laden event pakistan now decides to really engage in a very different strategic relationship, if they go after the fatah, if they were to say we're expelling all foreign nationals who are here illegally, if they have a different i.s.i.-relationship with us, if they were to move to engage in a different kind of cooperative effort on the ground, that could significantly-- and i do mean significantly-- change the dynamic with the taliban, the possibilities of reconciliation, the possibilities of negotiation, and ultimately the numbers of troops that are in afghanistan. remember, no military leader of ours-- and i think no civilian person has said there is anything but a non-military solution to afghanistan. we have to have a political solution. >> schieffer: all right. >> and i think we have a better chance of getting that now. >> schieffer: senator, thank you so much. good luck on that missi
what pakistan chooses to do and what happens in pakistan in fact can have more to do with determining the course of events in afghanistan than almost any other single thing. if out of this osama bin laden event pakistan now decides to really engage in a very different strategic relationship, if they go after the fatah, if they were to say we're expelling all foreign nationals who are here illegally, if they have a different i.s.i.-relationship with us, if they were to move to engage in a...
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asia are glued to their tv sets watching a nail biting cricket match between bitter rivals india and pakistan. the leaders are watching the match together in the indian town of mohale. >>> james beat lebron james and the heat. the second time in cleveland. >> ever wonder what babies are trying to say. look at this viral video. twin boys, sam and ram, watch. >> is that what we sometimes sound like when we go out there. >> he says, hey, i don't need my sock. he said, yes, you do. i'm going to tell dad. yes, you do need your sock. then he makes out with the refrigerator. i love this refrigerator. talk to the hand, not the face. oh, no, you didn't. how dare you. >> that wraps up this hour of "jansing & company." when did i lose control. i'm chris jansing. see you back here 11:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. thomas roberts, hello. >> hi, there, chris. hi, everybody. coming up in the next hour, we do expect president obama to speak within this hour. and we're going to bring you exactly what he has to say, speaking in washington, d.c. at a local university. >>> also, we're going to talk about the o
asia are glued to their tv sets watching a nail biting cricket match between bitter rivals india and pakistan. the leaders are watching the match together in the indian town of mohale. >>> james beat lebron james and the heat. the second time in cleveland. >> ever wonder what babies are trying to say. look at this viral video. twin boys, sam and ram, watch. >> is that what we sometimes sound like when we go out there. >> he says, hey, i don't need my sock. he said,...
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the year of india and pakistan's independence which took around half a million lives. this is a reminder of the irony of life and of history. lincoln and gandhi both seen by the world as symbols of reconciliation, sympathy and justice spent the final years of their lives amidst great violence. gandhi and lincoln both fought for national unity. lincoln to preserve the union and gandhi to preserve a single india for christians and others. moreover gandhi struggled with cost in india was comparable to lincoln's struggle over slavery in the u.s. a. if slavery in the union in whatever order were lincoln's chief concerns, gandhi's concerns over national unity, we should also remember gandhi had a major third concern. indy at's independence. gandhi had three difficult goals compared with lincoln's two difficult goal. if gandhi with the kind of indian lincoln he was also like lincoln in the time of washington. about to play the roles at the same time, the first and sixteenth presidents made. we know of lincoln's insistence the union was older than the constitution. he said it
the year of india and pakistan's independence which took around half a million lives. this is a reminder of the irony of life and of history. lincoln and gandhi both seen by the world as symbols of reconciliation, sympathy and justice spent the final years of their lives amidst great violence. gandhi and lincoln both fought for national unity. lincoln to preserve the union and gandhi to preserve a single india for christians and others. moreover gandhi struggled with cost in india was...
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gandhi did not india send deny pakistan in part because they favored it. in 1947 coming on the street element in india defied pakistan. it was not mrs. gandhi and nonviolence came in the way of the nation of people keen on preventing on doing pakistan. true coming political party known as the hindu month suppiah for years but viso barker was set in 1937 that hindus and muslims were two nations oppose partition and strong language. but the hindu? the strength to implement and in many cases what it seems to want was not hindu muslim equality in the united india, but hindu domination. apart from public opinion, there was another reason for gandhi not to fight under deaths in pakistan. he could not invite the terrible killings that were bound to follow his dad in a fast to prevent pakistan. when partition seemed inevitable, but with heralded by muslim violence, reconciliation between hindus and pakistan became gandhi's chief goal. in this task on his actions and words were again lincolnesque. here's what he said in the middle of january 1948, will announce you
gandhi did not india send deny pakistan in part because they favored it. in 1947 coming on the street element in india defied pakistan. it was not mrs. gandhi and nonviolence came in the way of the nation of people keen on preventing on doing pakistan. true coming political party known as the hindu month suppiah for years but viso barker was set in 1937 that hindus and muslims were two nations oppose partition and strong language. but the hindu? the strength to implement and in many cases what...
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they were then radicalized and sent to training camps in pakistan and afghanistan. some of the details that they gave on these camps are interesting. they describe a kind of two-tier system where they would start at the first level and get kind of basic training, but if they showed -- if the recruits showed some aptitude they'd go to another camp for more advanced training. these are the kinds of new details that a lot of these files are providing. >> and it's interesting, stephanie, one of the mosques, finsbury park, that's in north london, was described as a haven for extremists. >> reporter: yeah, and we've heard a lot about finsbury mosque here in the past before, and the government here has really cracked down on some of the more radical practices there, but one of the things about these files that's interesting is that they describe a knowledge of this system in this country that dates prior to when the crackdown dates, and it begs the question why that didn't happen earlier, that there was knowledge this was going on but officials in this country didn't act q
they were then radicalized and sent to training camps in pakistan and afghanistan. some of the details that they gave on these camps are interesting. they describe a kind of two-tier system where they would start at the first level and get kind of basic training, but if they showed -- if the recruits showed some aptitude they'd go to another camp for more advanced training. these are the kinds of new details that a lot of these files are providing. >> and it's interesting, stephanie, one...
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in 1947 no mainstream india at defy pakistan. it was not as if gandhi and nonviolence came in the way of the nation of people keen on preventing our undoing pakistan. true, a political party known as the hindu for here's lead by -- could lead could set in 1937 that hindus and muslims were two nations oppose partition in strong language but the hindu last the strength to implement its features and in any case would seem to want was not equality in the united india but hindu domination. apart from public opinion there was another reason for gandhi not to fast until death against pakistan. he could not invite the terrible killings that were bound to follow his death in a fast to prevent pakistan. when partition seemed inevitable, but was heralded by hindu muslim violence, reconciliation between hindus and muslims rather than the prevention of pakistan, became gandhi's chief goal. in this task his actions and words were again lincolnesque. here is what he said in the middle of january 1948 while announcing a fast but would not and un
in 1947 no mainstream india at defy pakistan. it was not as if gandhi and nonviolence came in the way of the nation of people keen on preventing our undoing pakistan. true, a political party known as the hindu for here's lead by -- could lead could set in 1937 that hindus and muslims were two nations oppose partition in strong language but the hindu last the strength to implement its features and in any case would seem to want was not equality in the united india but hindu domination. apart...
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allegations she ran away from home because her parents were planning an arranged marriage for her in pakistan. police launched an all-out search after her mother and stepfather feared what she might -- who she might be with, an internet predator. authorities found bender with a family member in a hotel room near her home -- near her parents, though her parents deny these allegations. >> we were not taking her to get married. >> there is no arranged marriage. we were not planning for anything like that. >> authorities removed the teen and her three siblings from their home while they investigate this. >>> a proposed law in texas is sparking a lot of outrage because it contains a convenient loophole for, quote, the help. but what exactly does that mean by the help? we'll talk about that coming up in about 20 minutes. >>> a michigan high school basketball player hits the game-winning shot protecting his team's undefeated season. but what happened next is truly heartbreaking. 16-year-old wes leonard collapsed on the court just moments after this photo was taken during the team's celebration. para
allegations she ran away from home because her parents were planning an arranged marriage for her in pakistan. police launched an all-out search after her mother and stepfather feared what she might -- who she might be with, an internet predator. authorities found bender with a family member in a hotel room near her home -- near her parents, though her parents deny these allegations. >> we were not taking her to get married. >> there is no arranged marriage. we were not planning for...
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as you know pakistan has been in the news. my co-host and producer hugh burrows has just returned from pakistan. >> thank you. >> you couldn't have timed it any better. >> thanks for the opportunity to talk about that. it is timely not always in a good happy way but gail and i were over there on a private trip to see friends, visit hospitals and schools and college that belong really to the presbyterian church that we had gotten back so it is a poignant sort of experience to be in pakistan. >> you have done this a number of years. >> 15 years but we hasn't been back for three or four years i think, we helped some pakistani pastors to come to the states to be in residence here. >> i remember that. >> but we hasn't gone back we didn't think it would be helpful to our pakistani brothers and sisters, to ferry us around. so we thought we had a nice window in which to go and then we were there during the raymond davis events, which i can go into and sequenced into the tsunami in japan and so thank you for the opportunity to come on
as you know pakistan has been in the news. my co-host and producer hugh burrows has just returned from pakistan. >> thank you. >> you couldn't have timed it any better. >> thanks for the opportunity to talk about that. it is timely not always in a good happy way but gail and i were over there on a private trip to see friends, visit hospitals and schools and college that belong really to the presbyterian church that we had gotten back so it is a poignant sort of experience to...
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in pakistan. that's $400 a month. his living conditions are questionable. >> four people live here. so a total of 15 people for two bathrooms. >> for many workers here, the money is worth it, even if it is only $200 a month for minimum wage construction jobs, they send most of their earnings back home to their family. migrant workers suffered unpaid wages, food deprivation, long working hires, and sexual abuse of women according to a study. >> it's the greed of the contractor and the company. they're the ones that decided that. we didn't know about it as a government until we were told ask we quickly rectified the situation, but the government never said do whatever you want. greed. >>. we're looking for a system that is more humane. >> he said they have been treated better in the uae than america. >> they have a bed, they have transportation to and from their work. they have clothing, food, everything, hats. they have healthcare. they are covered. so that's positive. i'll tell you a true story, a
in pakistan. that's $400 a month. his living conditions are questionable. >> four people live here. so a total of 15 people for two bathrooms. >> for many workers here, the money is worth it, even if it is only $200 a month for minimum wage construction jobs, they send most of their earnings back home to their family. migrant workers suffered unpaid wages, food deprivation, long working hires, and sexual abuse of women according to a study. >> it's the greed of the contractor...
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i think you will have local areas, some quite important like a province against the border with pakistan, down to kandahar very important. you may have them keep the taliban working in concert with the overall afghan government keeping al qaeda away. i think that's the most likely event, and i think that's all we can hope for. >> make a comparison. you've been in the region. you've been in afghanistan. when we look at the comparison of that and iraq and what this looks like going forward if we can 10, 20, 30 years, what does this look like? >> very much different than iraq is going to look like. iraq has been a centrally governed, unified country more or less since biblical times. it's been usually ruled by some blood-thirsty despot from afghanistan. we might see it again. it's never successfully ruled from kabul. it's small tribes fighting each other and it's been a tribal and not independent central government ever. i think we're realistic about what's going to happen here. it's going to be local areas that keep the taliban away and rule themselves. >> let's circle back to united state
i think you will have local areas, some quite important like a province against the border with pakistan, down to kandahar very important. you may have them keep the taliban working in concert with the overall afghan government keeping al qaeda away. i think that's the most likely event, and i think that's all we can hope for. >> make a comparison. you've been in the region. you've been in afghanistan. when we look at the comparison of that and iraq and what this looks like going forward...
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and pakistan and therefore we have agreed. should not be used against each other and at the same time be respect the united states and other countries the prospectus all that energy and integrity of. u.s. diplomatic cables point corruption border controls between afghanistan and pakistan through drug supply. why more has not been done to tackle cross border corruption i want to explain you with the. big and it's sort of difficult no country in the world can fight against them and we. can fight them in a while we stand without pakistan and therefore we are part of the solution they mentioned earlier therefore on the cross border movement there are three point five million different living in pakistan and there is a cross border movement with thirty to forty thousand people every day and the people who are living in that if you do scam for the last thirty years. had been an interim manager then parched and they have their businesses in pakistan give started in class and they are almost as citizens of parks time therefore you har
and pakistan and therefore we have agreed. should not be used against each other and at the same time be respect the united states and other countries the prospectus all that energy and integrity of. u.s. diplomatic cables point corruption border controls between afghanistan and pakistan through drug supply. why more has not been done to tackle cross border corruption i want to explain you with the. big and it's sort of difficult no country in the world can fight against them and we. can fight...
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. >> consider simply the jihadists, a turbulent mideast, an unstable, pakistan, a delusional north korea, an assertive russia and an emerging global power called china. now the world isn't becoming safer. >> sounds like a comment that the interventionists wing of the republican party is probably pretty pleased with mitt romney's speech. >> he really went back to sort of reagan peace through strength. he hit it really hard today. romney made the point to criticize president obama on foreign policy all the way from cuba to israel across the map. none of it was about backing down. he said our response in libya was muddled. the two things he criticized the president for were what he called a disgrace for not interviewing ourselves at all in the fallout from the 2009 elections in iran and withdrawing in afghanistan without agreement and consent from the generals. >> all right, garrett traveling with mitt romney in san antonio. your neck of the woods of texas. good to see you. be safe. >>> next, we're live in bratlebor organization, vermont, as officials rush to get aid to residents completely
. >> consider simply the jihadists, a turbulent mideast, an unstable, pakistan, a delusional north korea, an assertive russia and an emerging global power called china. now the world isn't becoming safer. >> sounds like a comment that the interventionists wing of the republican party is probably pretty pleased with mitt romney's speech. >> he really went back to sort of reagan peace through strength. he hit it really hard today. romney made the point to criticize president...
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it's going to be pakistan that saves pakistan if pakistan is to be saved or watches as pakistan -- if pakistan is not saved. and i think we really have to be aware of what our mim -- our limitations are. we are help and make it easier for the members of the diaspora to send money and travel back and forth for freer exchange of people. this is going to be in the hands of pakistani there and here. very quickly on the drones, i agree. we need more transparency. i have often advocated for openly and above board double flag the drones. it is u.s.-pakistani endeavor. neither u.s. or pakistani officials have shown any appetite for that approach. >> thanks. let me just generally make two or three comments. one, i think this relationship basically can be summed up by the phrase duplicity for all. it's not pakistan, it's not the u.s. everything here is due police sit, and everybody is lying. i'm the biggest advocate for transparency. the problem is not only drones, everything that both sides are doing should be transparent. if there are things not in the country's own interest either u.s. or pa
it's going to be pakistan that saves pakistan if pakistan is to be saved or watches as pakistan -- if pakistan is not saved. and i think we really have to be aware of what our mim -- our limitations are. we are help and make it easier for the members of the diaspora to send money and travel back and forth for freer exchange of people. this is going to be in the hands of pakistani there and here. very quickly on the drones, i agree. we need more transparency. i have often advocated for openly...
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we could not have been as successful as we have been without the cooperation of the pakistan government. and so on a whole range of issues, they have been an effective partner with us. what is also true is that our goal of being able to transition out of afghanistan and leave a stable government behind, one that is independent, one that is respectful of human rights, one moreis democratic, that ambivalent about our role there. i think they have hedged their bets in terms of what afghanistan would look like and part of hedging their bets is having interactions with some of the unsavory characters who they think might end up regaining power in afghanistan after coalition forces have left. what we have tried to persuade pakistan of is that it is in their edges to have a stable afghanistan, that they should not be feeling threatened by a stable, independent afghanistan. we have tried to get conversations between afghans and pakistan's going more effectively than they have been in the past. we still got more work to do. there is no doubt that there is some connection the pakistani military s
we could not have been as successful as we have been without the cooperation of the pakistan government. and so on a whole range of issues, they have been an effective partner with us. what is also true is that our goal of being able to transition out of afghanistan and leave a stable government behind, one that is independent, one that is respectful of human rights, one moreis democratic, that ambivalent about our role there. i think they have hedged their bets in terms of what afghanistan...
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meddling in pakistan's affairs people in pakistan see the u.s. . as a power that that brought in this that helped bring in this discard up these corrupt politicians in power i mean they it was the u.s. and british pressure which which forced the secure military ruler to strike deals and bring these exiled corrupt leaders back into power and they've never never enjoyed any instability because they don't actually have any sort of the people basically people in pakistan don't trust them and they never will because they know the history of these politicians they've been in power before the been in ministries before everybody seen what they have done and the more the u.s. tries to prop them up you know it's just it's just going to backfire on the everyone and that's what we're seeing at the moment and if i can stay with you to see do you think that accounts for what people say the growth of polarization in radicalization among. pakistanis in used to be in and need confirmation from you people would say was from the poor segments of society now it's movi
meddling in pakistan's affairs people in pakistan see the u.s. . as a power that that brought in this that helped bring in this discard up these corrupt politicians in power i mean they it was the u.s. and british pressure which which forced the secure military ruler to strike deals and bring these exiled corrupt leaders back into power and they've never never enjoyed any instability because they don't actually have any sort of the people basically people in pakistan don't trust them and they...
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would be in everybody's best interests and would help pakistan develop. one of the biggest problems in pakistan right now is poverty and illiteracy and lack of development. you know, civil institutions that are not strong enough to deliver for the pakistani people. in that environment, you have seen extremism degree. you have seen militants grow that doesn't just threaten our efforts in afghanistan, but threatens the pakistani government and pakistani people as well. trying to get and that orientation is not easy. you know, we will constantly evaluate our relationship with pakistan based on the overall protecting to help america and our interests. we have a great desire to help the pakistani people strengthen their own society and their own government. so, i would be hesitant to punish aid for flood victims in pakistan because of poor decisions by their intelligence services. there's no doubt that we're not going to feel comfortable with a long-term strategic relationship with pakistan. if we don't think they are mindful of our interests as well. i'll mak
would be in everybody's best interests and would help pakistan develop. one of the biggest problems in pakistan right now is poverty and illiteracy and lack of development. you know, civil institutions that are not strong enough to deliver for the pakistani people. in that environment, you have seen extremism degree. you have seen militants grow that doesn't just threaten our efforts in afghanistan, but threatens the pakistani government and pakistani people as well. trying to get and that...
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in fact, when chairman kerry returned from pakistan, the prime minister of pakistan made a statement to china and was welcomed and stated that china was pakistan's greatest record i wish you the best and i am grateful that you are undertaking this. i look forward to visiting new and perhaps continuing our discussion. >> thank you. ambassador crocker, i join my colleagues in thank you for your willingness to continue to serve the country. i certainly stand ready and i'm sure all this do to be helpful to you if you take on this new assignment. i know you have not had a chance to review the report that was released this morning from the committee. i think it provides a renewed perspective on how difficult the challenges are in afghanistan. it particular highlights the civilian challenges and much of that has been discussed by others here. the report certainly underscores the need for our reconstruction projects in afghanistan to be necessary, achievable, and sustainable. i know there have been some concerns about the projects undertaken under the sirp program. i share concerns about how
in fact, when chairman kerry returned from pakistan, the prime minister of pakistan made a statement to china and was welcomed and stated that china was pakistan's greatest record i wish you the best and i am grateful that you are undertaking this. i look forward to visiting new and perhaps continuing our discussion. >> thank you. ambassador crocker, i join my colleagues in thank you for your willingness to continue to serve the country. i certainly stand ready and i'm sure all this do to...